archaeology

Indian Students’ and Teachers’ Perceptions and Attitudes to Archaeological Content in History Textbooks

Seema Shukla Ojha (IN)
EXARC Journal Issue 2019/4
Interpretation

Introduction

It is well accepted that using real evidence/primary sources is an important criterion in the teaching and learning of history. The focus in classrooms in many parts of the world has already moved to using both primary and secondary sources instead of solely using school textbooks, which has made the teaching and learning of history much more useful, joyful, and productive. Archaeological remains form one of the most important of primary sources.

Taking Archaeological Concepts outside the Social Science Class in Indian Schools

Smriti Haricharan (IN)
EXARC Journal Issue 2019/2
Interpretation
In Indian classrooms, social sciences receive disproportionately less attention than natural sciences and mathematics (Dahiya, 2003; Lall and House, 2005; Roy, 2017). History features within the social science textbooks in India, and is perceived as boring and uninteresting by school children (Roy, 2017; Dahiya, 2003); archaeology is taught as part of the history lessons and is most often not seen as...

Experimental Archaeology in the Scottish Highlands

Susan Kruse (UK)
EXARC Journal Issue 2019/1
Interpretation
Over the past year, Archaeology for Communities in the Highlands (ARCH) has been running a series of experimental archaeology workshops in the Scottish Highlands. ARCH is a non-profit educational charity, providing learning opportunities inside and out for all ages, always with an eye on the legacy of the event. Our experimental archaeology project was a good example of this approach...

Obituary: Steve Watts (25 July 1947 - 21 March 2016)

Doug Meyer (US)
EXARC Journal Issue 2017/1
Mixed Matters
I first met Steve in the summer of 1990. I was a student at University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNCC) following a summer course in anthropology called Southeastern Indians. The course included several field trips, one of which was to the Schiele Museum where we visited the Catawba Village and listened to a presentation by Steve Watts...

The Best Way of Preserving Something is to Educate about it - Educational Centres in South Africa

Frauke Sontberg (SE)
EXARC Journal Issue 2016/4
Mixed Matters
This article aims to show the kind of issues South- African archaeologists have, working with public archaeology. A past that was segregated earlier should now be shared, but sharing a common past includes alternative perspectives on history and archaeology, for the archaeologist as well as for the public.

Archaeological Routes and Paths in Northeast Slovenia – new Opportunities for Tourism

Nataša Kolar (SI)
EXARC Journal Issue 2016/2
Mixed Matters
Archaeological parks, routes and paths in Slovenia are becoming new cultural-tourist products/attractions which, due to their content, enable visitors to “travel” back to the most remote periods of time. These products/attractions were first created in order to preserve the archaeological heritage and to make visitors aware of the rich cultural heritage which can be found at a specific place.

Archaeology

The study of human society through the materials and data that they have left behind such as artifacts, architecture and cultural landscapes.
Definition source Wikipedia

Where Were the Viking Brew Houses?

Graham Dineley and
Merryn Dineley (UK)
EXARC Journal Issue 2013/2
Experimental Archaeology
7th UK EA Conference Cardiff 2013
***The authors have over 15 years' experience in experimenting with recreating ancient and traditional techniques of making ale from malted grain. Graham is a craft brewer, with 30 years' experience making beer from the grain. Merryn is an archaeologist, with an interest in malting and brewing technologies...

Public Outreach in the Drents Museum in Assen (NL)

Blue van der Zwan-Deen (NL)
EXARC Journal Issue 2012/2
Interpretation
Part of my job as museum teacher at the Drents Museum in Assen is attending to the all the groups that visit our museum. This includes the great number of children, both elementary school and high school students, that visit our museum. A lot of children think of a museum as a boring place where there is nothing to do but look at old paintings...